Live review: John Mellencamp at the Nokia Theatre, Bryan Adams at Royce Hall

John Mellencamp arrived at the Nokia Theatre on Friday night in support of his impressive 2010 album, “No Better Than This”; it's the latest installment in his ongoing roots-music makeunder, with blunt, sparsely arranged songs. Saturday night at UCLA's Royce Hall, Bryan Adams provided a glimpse inside his songs, which he performed by himself on acoustic guitar with an occasional assist by pianist Gary Breit.

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